The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. This Eddies category honors an individual local, state, or national leader who embodies the “give and get” spirit of PIE Network. Recipients of this award consistently work to build and strengthen the impact of the Network and the sector. This category recognizes individuals who are […]
The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. Best Kept Secret features replicable and innovative policy and advocacy work led by state and local advocates driving meaningful changes for students and families. We asked the Nomination Committee to pick from Honorable Mentions across all categories to identify finalists for Best […]
The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. Best Implementation highlights the necessary implementation work to ensure that breakthrough policies or laws have a sustained impact on students. Advocates know that passing policy is only the beginning of the work to change students’ outcomes and opportunities. See a complete list […]
The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. Best Defense highlights campaigns that strategically defended important policy at significant risk and overcame significant odds using innovative tactics; sometimes, the most significant wins are actually holding the line. Nominees in this category provide models for how to deploy sharp strategies to […]
The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. This Eddies category features unique coalitions of leaders and organizations who worked together to achieve a significant impact for students and families. Working in coalition can be incredibly powerful—and incredibly challenging. This category honors the hard work of coalitions that organized artfully to […]
How are states measuring whether students are truly ready for life after high school—and do those measures actually predict long-term success? Join this deep dive with Anne Hyslop (All4Ed), Kristin Blagg (Urban Institute), Kelsey Bakken (Advance Illinois), and Kevin Duff (Ohio Excels) to learn about a 50-state scan of CCR indicators in accountability systems, the […]
The annual Eddies Awards are an opportunity to amplify, celebrate, and learn from advocacy campaigns and leaders driving impactful policy change for every student in every community. The Eddies help show progress for students and the power of advocacy—a message that feels more important than ever. Read more about the 2025 finalists. For the second […]
The latest National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) math and reading scores were released on January 29. Join this conversation with experts from the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics to step back and reflect on what the results mean for students in your state, discuss how to accurately interpret and talk about the data, and […]
Join this private briefing for the PIE Network membership on new data from the new Education Recovery Scorecard, which is scheduled to be released on February 11th. The Scorecard is the only source of nationally comparable, district-level outcome data, created by combining state assessment scores with the recent NAEP results. Tom Kane and Christina Grant from Harvard’s Center for Education […]
The annual Eddies Awards are an opportunity to amplify, celebrate, and learn from advocacy campaigns and leaders driving impactful policy change for every student in every community. The Eddies help show progress for students and the power of advocacy—a message that feels more important than ever. Each year, a committee of Network leaders shares feedback […]
